Don’t let your precious data remain trapped on outdated floppy disks! Heirloom specializes in converting these obsolete storage formats into easily accessible digital files. Whether it's decades-old family documents, historical archives, or important business records, we can help recover your information with care.
Diskette Floppy Disk
The floppy disk, or diskette, was once the cornerstone of personal computing storage. These thin, flexible magnetic storage devices became widely used for saving files in the 1970s and remained popular through the 1990s. However, their limited storage capacity, paired with the gradual degradation of magnetic media, means that data stored on floppy disks is at risk of being lost forever.
Floppy Disk Size
5.25 Inch Floppy
The 5.25" floppy disk was one of the earliest widely used storage devices. These disks typically held 360KB to 1.2MB of data and were the standard for personal and business computing during the 1980s. Over time, their flexible casing and limited durability made them prone to damage.
3.5 Inch Floppy
The 3.5" floppy disk, with a rigid casing and a maximum storage capacity of 1.44MB, became the successor to the larger 5.25" disk. Its sturdier design and improved capacity made it the go-to for storing data during the 1990s. However, modern computers no longer come with floppy drives.
Zip Disk
Introduced in the mid-1990s, the Zip disk offered a significant leap in storage capacity, with options ranging from 100MB to 750MB. Zip disks were particularly useful for larger projects, but their proprietary format means that few modern systems can read them without specialized equipment.
Floppy Disk Reader
One of the biggest obstacles in recovering data from floppy disks today is the lack of compatible floppy disk readers. Most modern devices don’t come with a floppy disk drive, leaving important files stranded on aging disks. Heirloom’s floppy disk transfer service solves this problem by using legacy readers and modern recovery tools to transfer your files to secure online albums.
Data Recovery Near Me
Floppy disk data recovery is now easy and accessible. Pack your floppy disks in an Heirloom box and drop them off at your nearest UPS Store. You'll receive an email with an itemized invoice within one business day of your shipment's arrival at Heirloom. We'll process your order after receiving payment.
Floppy Disks at Heirloom
Our experts label each of your disks with a unique tracking number. This number becomes the name of your online digital album. All files from each disk are transferred to these individual folders. This means no waiting to receive a returned flash drive before starting to add searchable descriptions to your files.
Data Recovery Service
Heirloom will attempt to read your data from the appropriate size disk drive on legacy Apple and PC systems. In the case of 5.25 inch floppy disks, this will include sides "A" and "B". We can make no guarantee that we can recover data from every disk received, nor can we warrant that you will be able to open or execute the files we recover on your behalf.
